Pencil attachment



Oct. 22, 1935. c w 2,018,296

PENCIL ATTACHMENT Filed Aug 29, 1934 7g 71w'cfA7 7 726.2 7 77Ld3 I T 71? Pe fier C1040 Patented Oct. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES PENCIL ATTACHMENTPeter Glow, Easton, Pa., assig-nor of one-tenth to Paul Bleika andone-third to Israel Krohn,

both of Easton, Pa.

Application August 29, 1934, Serial No. 741,975

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in pencil attachments and has forits principal object the provision of a novel form of paper cuttingattachment.

Another object is to provide a paper cutting attachment which can beembodied in a pencil holder, the assembly being such that it can beproduced at a relatively low cost.

A still further object is to provide a paper cutting attachment forpencil holders wherein the major portion of the cutting element isconfined within the holder while that portion of said element which isutilized for cutting is protected, so to speak, by being located belowthe normal surface of the holder.

A still further object is to provide a paper cutting attachment forpencil holders which, when not in use, is covered by an eraserfrictionally retained on the exterior surface of the holder.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certaindetails of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts allas will hereinafter be more fully described and the novel featuresthereof particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating a pencil holder with theeraser thereon;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the eraser removed; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional viewlongitudinally of the holder;

The holder I0 is preferably of cylindrical crosssection throughout thegreater portion of its length, but is tapered or of conical shape at oneend as at H. Its opposite end, as usual, is open for insertion of thepencil l2. The tapered end I I is provided in its side with a slot l3,and secured within the holder is a cutting element or blade is, aportion M of whose cutting edge protrudes through said slot. Preferably,said cutting element is a. thin blade of rectangular shape, one comer atone end engaging against the inner surface of the conical portion i l ofthe holder and the other corner at said end projecting through saidslot. At its opposite end the cutting element is seated firmly on ablock I5 frictionally secured in the holder. With a corner of saidelement protruding through the slot, two contiguous edges of saidelement engage the ends of the slot, thus aiding to the rigid mountingof the element. Said block may be of any desired material, but ispreferably somewhat resilient. With this arrangement, element I4 issecurely held in position with its corner I l exposed at the exterior ofthe holder. It will be observed that only a small portion of the cuttingedge of said element is exposed so as to reduce the possibility ofanyone severely cutting himself. Furthermore, that portion of thecutting edge projecting through slot I3 is of such 10 length as toterminate below the normal surface of the holder, thus further reducingliability of injury. In other words, by forming the tapered end portionII on the holder, the cylindrical portion serves as a guard for theexposed corner I4 16 of the blade.

When the cutter is not in use it should be covered or protected. This ispreferably accomplished by providing a cover in the form of an eraserl6, provided with a tapered socket whereby 20 the eraser can befrictionally secured on the tapered end I l of the holder, but can bereadily removed if, and when, it is desired to use the cutter. Thus, thepresent cutter attachment can be manufactured at a low cost, due to thesimplicity of its 25 construction and assembly and, as also pointed out,the cutting element is thoroughly protected.

What is claimed is:

1. A paper cutting attachment for pencils consisting of a tubularmetallic holder having a so tapering end with a slot in one sidethereof, and a cutting element enclosed within said holder, a portion ofthe cutting edge of said element protruding through said slot.

2. A paper cutting attachment for pencils con- 3b sisting of a tubularholder having a tapering end with a slot in the side of said taperingportion, and a cutting element secured within said holder with a portionof its cutting edge projecting through said slot but terminating belowthe side surface 40 of the enlarged portion of said holder.

3. A paper cutting attachment for pencils consisting of a tubularmetallic holder having a tapering end portion with a slot in one side ofsaid end portion, and a cutting element enclosed within said holder, onecorner of said element protruding through said slot with two contiguousedges of said element abutting the ends of the slot.

PETER CLOW.

